I wonder if anyone (excluding laver) will actually win the CYGS or 4 in a row (non calendar year). Federer, nadal and djokovic have all had at least a chance but it doesn't always go according to plan at the last hurdle or at a certain slam

I never really valued a Calendar Year Grand Slam all that much. Why does it matter when you've won something when it's the same thing you've won?

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The CYGS carries a lot of historical weight, with the Rocket being the only winner of the Open era. It also is a good measure of a player when he wins every one of the largest tournaments in one year and also that the player isn't a lil bytch that is all tired out after Wimbledon.

Yeah. There's a pretty big element of luck involved, which makes me not value it all that much tbh.

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I agree to some extent, but that is what makes the CYGS so special. You have to be remarkable to even have the opportunity and even then you need some luck. For Federer, that luck would have been Nadal tripping over a tennis ball during a practice session and having to sit out RG.

It didn't work out that way, so Federer from 2006-2007 has six slams instead of (possibly) eight.